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  • WGS minors found new honor society chapter at Bradley

    Academic honor societies provide support, community and networking for students within their field of study on campus. Bradley has these organizations for political science, English, psychology and many more. New to the Hilltop is the Zeta Eta chapter of Triota, an academic honor society for…

    Cassandra Maxwell - Contributor April 26, 2024
  • Bradley baseball finds another diamond in the rough

    Bradley’s baseball team has struggled mightily after an offseason filled with roster turnover and players returning from injury. The Braves are 10-27-1, having lost or tied in 10 straight games, and are at the bottom of the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) standings. Amidst the team’s…

    Latif Love - Sports Editor April 26, 2024
  • Softball bounces back with series win over Drake

    Bradley softball (23-23, 12-9 MVC) faced Drake in a three-game series for their first and only matchups during the regular season. The Braves took home two of the three games, in large part thanks to junior Sydney Kennedy, who pitched in every game. She also…

    Ben Kinealy - Contributor April 24, 2024
  • Taylor Swift’s ‘I Hate It Here’ highlights critical thinking shortage amongst artists and fans

    Taylor Swift released “The Tortured Poets Department” on April 19, and it is certainly one of the albums of all time. Swift has previously received praise for her ingenious lyric writing and, no matter your opinion on her catalog, you have to admit this is…

    Rome Tews - Voice Editor April 26, 2024
  • Sewsation helps students bring old clothes back to life

    Clothes are thrown away everyday as a result of the endless trend cycles, and consumerism only makes the problem worse. Sewsation Apparel Sustainability is a club that aims to combat this issue at the local level.  Sewsation was founded two years ago by current president,…

    Davis Kinch - Copy Editor April 26, 2024
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Taylor Swift’s ‘I Hate It Here’ highlights critical thinking shortage amongst artists and fans

Taylor Swift’s ‘I Hate It Here’ highlights critical thinking shortage amongst artists and fans

By Rome Tews - Voice Editor on April 26, 2024

Taylor Swift released “The Tortured Poets Department” on April 19, and it is certainly one of the albums of all time. Swift has previously received praise for her ingenious lyric writing and, no matter your opinion on her catalog, you have to admit this is…

Rapid Recap: Softball defeats the top of the OVC by slim margins in doubleheader

Rapid Recap: Softball defeats the top of the OVC by slim margins in doubleheader

By Rodrigo Perez - Sports Co-Editor on April 26, 2024

Against the top of the Ohio Valley Conference, Bradley softball, hanging onto victory by a thread, used their bullpen to efficiently sweep the series against Eastern Illinois.  The Braves (25-23) hosted Eastern Illinois (32-16) in a mid-week doubleheader at OSF Healthcare Field. Braves halt late…

The 2024 official #BESPY awards

The 2024 official #BESPY awards

By Scout Sports Staff on April 26, 2024

As is tradition with the last edition of the year, the BESPYs are back.  The Scout’s version of the ESPYs returns with eight new end-of-season awards celebrating Bradley’s teams and student-athletes. A total of 939 votes were tallied over on the @ScoutSportsDesk Twitter account to…

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